Ancient Rome

What important change did the Roman emperor Constantine make in A.D. 313?

• He moved the capital of the empire to Vienna.

• He divided the empire into two parts, eastern and western.

• He granted religious toleration to Christians.

• He brought back the republic to help end political violence.

On August 24, 79 A.D., the volcano Vesuvius erupted and covered

• Rome

• Pompeii

• Crete

• Carthage

The bishop of Rome claimed authority over the other patriarchs and was known as the

• pope

• bishop

• priest

• emperor

After various invasions from different Germanic tribes, what tribe finally took Rome?

• Vandals

• Visigoths

• Saxons

• Huns

The emperor who divided Rome in two – East & West, believing it would be easier to run was

• Theodosius

• Diocletian

• Constantine

• Hadrian

Christians divided themselves into two groups, the Roman Catholic Church in the West, and in the East, they were

called the

• Greek Orthodox

• Eastern Orthodox

• Eastern Greek

• Greek Mythological

Roman culture and religion were greatly influenced by the

• Greeks and Etruscans

• Spanish and Turks

• Greeks and Turks

• Egyptians and Etruscans

Who was Julius Caesar’s adopted son and successor?

• Nero

• Constantine

• Hadrian

• Augustus

A written law code placed in Rome’s Forum at the request of the Plebeians was called the:

• latifundia

• Twelve Tables

• republic

• empire

The first emperor of Rome took the title

• Julius

• Augustus

• Claudius

• Jesus